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#28BE21

#28be21 ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#28be21 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 78.95% cyan, 0% magenta, 82.63% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 117.32°, with 70.4% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#33cc33
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Relative luminance0.3739

Complementary

  1. #28be21
  2. #b721be

Split complementary

  1. #28be21
  2. #6821be
  3. #be2177

Analogous

  1. #77be21
  2. #28be21
  3. #21be68

Triadic

  1. #28be21
  2. #2128be
  3. #be2128

Tetradic

  1. #28be21
  2. #21beb7
  3. #b721be
  4. #be2128

Square

  1. #28be21
  2. #2177be
  3. #b721be
  4. #be6821

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3c0a
  2. #1a7d16
  3. #28be21
  4. #52e04c
  5. #91eb8d

Shades

#28be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28be21
  2. #24ab1e
  3. #20981a
  4. #1c8517
  5. #187214
  6. #145f11
  7. #104c0d
  8. #0c390a
  9. #082607
  10. #041303
  11. #000000

Tints

#28be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28be21
  2. #3ec537
  3. #53cb4d
  4. #69d264
  5. #7ed87a
  6. #94df90
  7. #a9e5a6
  8. #bfecbc
  9. #d4f2d3
  10. #eaf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28be21
  2. #31b82b
  3. #3ab234
  4. #42ab3e
  5. #4ba547
  6. #549f51
  7. #5d995a
  8. #669364
  9. #6e8c6d
  10. #778677
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85af84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b8a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9cb303 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90ad2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00ba82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28be21 {
  color: #28be21;
}
Background
.bg-28be21 {
  background-color: #28be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28be21 {
  border: 2px solid #28be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 117 70% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28be21, #21be68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.65 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.95 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.70 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 8.07 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 10.18 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 11.07 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 11.79 #d741de Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#28be21  rgb(40, 190, 33)  hsl(117, 70%, 44%)  Kelly Green
#b721be  rgb(183, 33, 190)  hsl(297, 70%, 44%)  Dark Orchid
#2128be  rgb(33, 40, 190)  hsl(237, 70%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#be2128  rgb(190, 33, 40)  hsl(357, 70%, 44%)  Firebrick